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HOW TO WIN THE OPEN

You can trust a two-time Open Champion to sum up what it takes to be the last man standing at golf’s oldest and most prestigious championship. Ask Ernie Els and the South African great laughs and almost rolls his eyes.

“Wow, where do I start? There is a lot going on at The Open,” Els tells Golf Monthly.

“The weather conditions are just something else. You’re trying to win a Major and compete with the best players in the world on a links course at the same time. Links golf is not only different from the other Majors, but it’s different from England to Scotland, even.”

“A lot going on” is an accurate way

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